Sentences with phrase «access to school breakfast programs»

She works with anti-hunger organizations and state and national agencies to expand access to school breakfast programs for students across the country.

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«FRAC and our national network of anti-hunger advocates will continue to push for greater implementation of effective strategies and smart investments at both the state and school district level that are proving effective in increasing access to the School Breakfast Program,» said Weill.

MDHS advocates for increased access to the School Breakfast Program, especially for children most in need, and encourages the Breakfast in the Classroom and Grab and Go Breakfast models, which result in dramatic increases in breakfast participation rates.

The report includes details about how well the schools in your community are doing in ensuring that all low - income students have access to the School Breakfast Program.

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Breakfast Club of Canada programs ensure children in Canada have access to breakfast, feeding 167,000 students every day in 1,455 schools across theBreakfast Club of Canada programs ensure children in Canada have access to breakfast, feeding 167,000 students every day in 1,455 schools across thebreakfast, feeding 167,000 students every day in 1,455 schools across the country.

When every eligible student is enrolled in their free school meal program, and more students are eating breakfast and lunch, all students have access to the healthy, fresh, local food that farm to school makes available in the cafeteria and classroom.

Community eligibility is a powerful tool to ensure that low - income children have access to breakfast and lunch at no charge through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast breakfast and lunch at no charge through the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Breakfast Programs.

The AAP opposes the current bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.R. 5003, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016, because it would reduce access to free breakfast and lunch for children under the Community Eligibility Provision, endanger our child nutrition programs through a harmful 3 - state block grant program, weaken the evidence - based school nutrition standards, and fail to adequately invest in WIC, child care and summer feeding programs.

This grant is designed to help improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school, and provides funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast programs with an emphasis on sustainable, alternative breakfast options.

Schools who apply can receive up to $ 2000 in funding through the Fuel Up Breakfast Program, which has awarded $ 325,000 to more than 100 schools nationwide since 2009, and has greatly improved student access to nutritious foods such as low - fat and fat - free dairy products, whole grain cereals, andSchools who apply can receive up to $ 2000 in funding through the Fuel Up Breakfast Program, which has awarded $ 325,000 to more than 100 schools nationwide since 2009, and has greatly improved student access to nutritious foods such as low - fat and fat - free dairy products, whole grain cereals, andschools nationwide since 2009, and has greatly improved student access to nutritious foods such as low - fat and fat - free dairy products, whole grain cereals, and fruit.

Access resources to advocate and implement effective school breakfast programs.

While we still have a lot of work to do in terms of reducing schools» reliance on highly processed foods, children dependent on the federal lunch and breakfast programs (as well as after - school snack and even school supper programs) can and do have access to nutritionally balanced meals each and every school day (and throughout the summer where summer meals are offered.)

These eight districts joined our original five districts — Dallas ISD (Dallas, TX), Little Rock (AR), Memphis City Schools (TN), Orange County Public Schools (FL), and Prince George's County Public Schools (MD)-- in the work of increasing access to, and participation in, the federally - funded School Breakfast Program, with the goal of reducing childhood hunger, and improving health and educational outcome for students.

All students in schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, regardless of family income, have access to these meals.

The National School Lunch Program provides children from low - income families access to wholesome, nutritious meals — including lunch, breakfast, and even after - school snacks (where available), at a free or reducedSchool Lunch Program provides children from low - income families access to wholesome, nutritious meals — including lunch, breakfast, and even after - school snacks (where available), at a free or reducedschool snacks (where available), at a free or reduced rate.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetSchool Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetSchool Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetschool year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

The Fuel Up Breakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are susBreakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are susbreakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are susbreakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are susbreakfast options that are sustainable.

In my time as chancellor at D.C. Public Schools, we worked with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on community eligibility programs so that all students could have access to free breakfast and lunch programs.

Such increases in participation underscore the impact of community eligibility and its ability to improve low - income children's access to healthy meals at school, particularly through the School Breakfast Program, which has been underutischool, particularly through the School Breakfast Program, which has been underutiSchool Breakfast Program, which has been underutilized.

The Act includes funding to support Farm to School programs: schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program will receive an extra 5 cents per day when at least one component of a reimbursable breakfast or lunch contains a meal component made entirely of unprocessed, locally - grown foods and meets the nutrition and access requirements of the Healthy Schooschools that participate in the National School Lunch Program will receive an extra 5 cents per day when at least one component of a reimbursable breakfast or lunch contains a meal component made entirely of unprocessed, locally - grown foods and meets the nutrition and access requirements of the Healthy SchoolsSchools Act.

But does your state ensure that all eligible students have access to breakfast in school through the federally funded School Breakfastbreakfast in school through the federally funded School Breakfast Prschool through the federally funded School Breakfast PrSchool BreakfastBreakfast Program?

The Breakfast - in - the - Classroom program at Trahan Elementary School will ensure that every student has access to a healthy meal when the school day begins so that they are prepared to School will ensure that every student has access to a healthy meal when the school day begins so that they are prepared to school day begins so that they are prepared to learn.

Maryland Hunger Solutions strongly supports Maryland Meals for Achievement (MMFA), a state - funded program that expands access to universal, free Breakfast in the Classroom in schools where at least 40 % of students are eligible for free and reduced priced meals.

Rise and Shine Massachusetts, led by the Food Bank Coalition of Massachusetts, supports legislation that would call upon high - poverty Massachusetts schools to serve breakfast after the start of the school day in order to increase access for more than 150,000 students to the school breakfast program.

Trahan Elementary School will implement a «Breakfast - in - the - Classroom» breakfast program in January 2015 and is currently exploring additional ways to improve access to healthy foods for Breakfast - in - the - Classroom» breakfast program in January 2015 and is currently exploring additional ways to improve access to healthy foods for breakfast program in January 2015 and is currently exploring additional ways to improve access to healthy foods for students.

This is the USDA Web page that provides access to policy memos for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and the Special Milk Program.

The likelihood of students going hungry greatly increases during the summer months when students no longer have access to the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

Creating Healthier Students and Better Learners With the School Breakfast Program, measures progress in ensuring that all of the nearly 400,000 low - income students in the state have access to a nutritious school breakfast so they can start the day ready to School Breakfast Program, measures progress in ensuring that all of the nearly 400,000 low - income students in the state have access to a nutritious school breakfast so they can start the day ready Breakfast Program, measures progress in ensuring that all of the nearly 400,000 low - income students in the state have access to a nutritious school breakfast so they can start the day ready to school breakfast so they can start the day ready breakfast so they can start the day ready to learn.

For states and localities where universal access is unrealistic, an expansion of the community eligibility program, which allows schools and districts in low - income areas to serve free breakfast and lunch to all students without collecting applications, would be an interim step to consider.44 Making free meals universal would ensure that all students experiencing food insecurity have access to healthy, nutritious meals; end the stigma surrounding school lunch; and eliminate administrative barriers to accessing the program.